Learn to SURF or COASTEER in a professional and safe environment with us at CORNWALL SURF ACADEMY
You’ll be plenty warm enough,
with the equipment provided, and have a great time to tell all your mates about back home. What’s your surfing or coasteering story?
No Excuses, BOOK NOW on 01637 831369 All lessons £20 when quoting this code: ‘Day Out’
THE BOLINGEY INN
Penwartha Road, Bolingey Nr Perranporth Cornwall TR6 0DH
Riding Centre COASTAL & BEACH RIDES
Newquay
at Trenance Stables BEAUTIFUL, SCENIC
y Traditional 17th Century Pub y Open all day y Home cooked food all sourced locally
y Real ales cask marque 01872 571626
OPEN ALL YEAR EXPERIENCED OR
NERVOUS RIDERS WELCOME
BHS & ABRS Approved Proprietor: Janet Burt-Crocker EST.1951 TRENANCE LEISURE AREA, NEWQUAY (Behind Boating Lake)
Tel: 01637 872699 Atlantic Towns & Villages
Portreath has a sandy beach with a stream connecting it to the resort. The beach is popular with families and surfers who like to surf the harbour wall, or Vortex as it is known, at high tide when there are usually big swells. The beach is cleaned daily during the season and dogs are not allowed on the beach from Easter Day to 1st October each year. There are various sports and leisure facilities within a short drive and six local golf courses, one within a mile, and several centres for horse riding.
Free to enter Tehidy Country Park is a must in non beach weather, about a mile and a half from Portreath. It is a beautiful country park of around two hundred and fifty acres, with bridleways and mountain bike tracks. There are several ponds and a lovely lake with swans and various kinds of ducks.
Porthtowan derives its name from ‘towans’ or in English sand dunes. The conveniently placed shops and tourist amenities are second to none, the cliff walks are still splendid, and it is an excellent place for all of the family. It is possible to walk from the road into the dunes then onto the beaches with no hills to climb. The remains of Wheal Towan a celebrated 18C copper mine overlooks the town.
Chapel Porth is approximately two miles from St Agnes. At high tide the beach is a relatively small, but at low tide the miles of white sand stretch to the next beach at Porthtowan. Chapel Porth is renowned for great surf and, when the conditions are right, produces some of the finest waves in Europe. There is plenty of parking in the National Trust car park at the beach as well as more spaces in the car park at the top of the hill above the cove. Overlooking the beach is a superb cafe and a Lifeguard service operates daily from May to September.
St Agnes is a friendly and lively town with many organisations, from theatre players to the silver band, the quay fishermen, a surf club, RNLI Lifeboat and lots more. There is always something going on here from a carnival, to fetes and fairs, music, theatre and fishing.
There are some charming coves and stretches of sand, interspersed with the ruins of mine engine houses, including the famous Wheal Coates mine. The village itself is a higgledy-piggledy mix of houses and alleyways, old pubs and shops, with the main street winding slowly downhill, past a row of cottages, known as ‘Stippy stappy’. It ends up at the intriguing Trevaunance Cove, with its stunning scenery of rocks, shingle and sand, dark eerie caves and little boats.
For cultural history leave St Agnes return to the A30 and make for Gwennap Pit, hallowed for all time by John Wesley who preached in this natural tiered open-air amphitheatre. Standing in the centre you can almost hear the sound of the great Wesley hymn ‘Come Thou Redeeming Spirit’ emanating from Cornish voices.
Perranporth the locals here make their living from looking after the visitors, so pretty much everything is tied in with the beaches and sea. There is surfing, snorkelling, sailing, swimming, hundreds of rock pools and caves, once haunted by smugglers and miners, as well as the tidal pool at Chapel Rock. The lifeguards patrol during the summer season for your safety. From Droskyn Point past Chapel Rock down to Penhale Sands (the far end of Perranporth Beach) are three miles of glorious sand washed by the Atlantic.
Nearby in the village of Bolingey THE BOLINGEY INN oozes old world charm inside and out. Mike and Carol offer a full lunch and dinner menu and you are assured a warm welcome and a cold beer, this place a must for all.
Holywell Bay is small, but has many family attractions, these include a fun park with go-kart racing and other treats for visitors of all ages, a nearby holiday park and a golf course with pitch and putt available. The beach has rolling dunes to keep children happy for hours looking for the inhabitants. There are rock pools near the beach for non swimmers and small children, also there is a stream running through the sandy beach that is a magnet to children of all ages. There is often great surf and the beach is patrolled by lifeguards during the peak season. Whatever your requirements Holywell Bay is the place where your entire family can laugh, play and make merry. It’s the perfect package for non-stop holiday fun!
Situated in the fun park CORNWALL SURF ACADEMY offer lessons all season on un-crowded beaches. There are great value deals for individuals, group or family bookings. Whether you need to improve your surfing skills or you’re a complete beginner, we cater for all. Our surf instructors are fully BSA qualified so rest assured you will be surfing in safe hands. Currently lessons start at just £20 see advert for details.
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